【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
NEW YORK—Australian mining enterpriser Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled(公布) blueprints (蓝本) for Titanic Ⅱ, a modern copy of the doomed ocean liner, although he didn't call the ship unsinkable any more.
The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York.
The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混杂), as in 1912, Palmer said. “I'm not too superstitious(迷信的). ”Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best-known for sinking was tempting fate.
White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. About 1, 500 people died on Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year, refused to make a similar boast.
“Anything will sink if you put a hole in it,”Palmer said. “I think it would be very cavalier(漫不经心的) to say it.”
Unlike the original, TitanicⅡ will have more than enough space in its lifeboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish company designing the ship, said it would be “the safest cruise ship in the world”.
Palmer refused to answer questions about the project's cost. Although the Titanic was the world's largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of today's modern cruise ships.
“It's not about the money, ”Palmer said. “I've got enough money for it. I think that's all that matters.”
Forbes estimated Palmer's net worth to be $795 million in 2012. He describes himself as a billionaire.
TitanicⅡ will be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which has already built four ore carriers for Palmer's mining business, he said. The contract to build TitanicⅡ has not yet been signed, Palmer said.
（1）What can be inferred about TitanicⅡ from the passage?
A.TitanicⅡ will have more space in its lifeboats than the Titanic.
B.TitanicⅡ will be the largest cruise ship in the world.
C.TitanicⅡ will allow different classes of passengers to mingle.
D.TitanicⅡ will be a real unsinkable cruise ship.
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.1, 500 people died on Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912.
B.The Titanic collided with an iceberg in the South Pacific.
C.The Titanic was equipped with air conditioning.
D.The Titanic was the world's largest ship at that time.
（3）What's the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A.To tell us the story of the Titanic.
B.To tell us TitanicⅡ will cost a lot of money.
C.To tell us about the future TitanicⅡ.
D.To tell us a Chinese Shipyard will build TitanicⅡ.
（4）What's the best title of the passage?
A.The old Titanic
B.The blueprints of TitanicⅡ
C.The unsinkable TitanicⅡ
D.Clive Palmer—a billionaire

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Primary Source Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages
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【题目】读完填空
Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat(prepare)to cross a river, when he accidentally dropped his sword into the water.he ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great(anxious)too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he (immediate) took out a knife and made a notch(刻痕)on the side of the boathis dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help(get)his sword back. Shortly after the (arrive)at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though(spend)rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story becamewell-known joke in China.
Today the idiom (relate)to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.

【题目】Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ________ they can be controlled on purpose.
A.with which
B.to which
C.of which
D.for which

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with (confident) and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are (grammatical) correct.
There is no easy way to success language learning. good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only (memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and (write) the language whenever we can.

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【题目】完形填空
If you have a little child, who hates sitting in a child car seat, then the FreedomRide is the answer to your problem.
Would you want to be1in an unchangeable position every time you're in the car. No.
You Wouldn't!
When a2sits in a car for any length of time, we stretch, we change the position, we move our legs, and shift3. We do this automatically, and without4. But kids in a traditional car seat can't do this. They are stuck in one position, and they5move. We move because the6of blood needs to be restored in our legs as we sit in the7position for any extended length of time.
In a traditional car seat, the child can't move to8the pain, so it9them in a bad mood.
The Freedom Ride lets them have a little10, and still be safe. The 5-point Harness gives them additional safety11a traditional child car seat.
I am the Webmaster for islandbreeze.com, and12Joey Safe asked us to redo their web site, I was13by this system. That is because I have two small children, and we obviously14car seats. I live in Southern California, and every15of months, my wife, the girls and I, go to see grandma who lives in Nevada. It's a 5-hour drive, so the Freedom Ride16well. Our trips are so much better now, especially, since there is17room in the car without the car seats.
The Freedom Ride really did18it easier to go on trips. The only thing you need when you use the Joey Safe19 your old child seat is a pillow.20, my kids want to take a pillow anyway! As a dad, I feel safe driving with the kids in the Freedom Ride.
（1）A.stricken B.driven C.stuck D.hidden
（2）A.woman B.grown-up C.kid D.man
（3）A.suddenly B.constantly C.smoothly D.strongly
（4）A.saying B.stopping C.thinking D.moving
（5）A.can't B.daren't C.needn't D.mustn't
（6）A.supply B.transport C.circulation D.pressure
（7）A.same B.soft C.old D.hard
（8）A.sharpen B.remove C.suffer D.reduce
（9）A.takes B.holds C.puts D.gets
（10）A.rest B.activity C.time D.freedom
（11）A.above B.over C.under D.around
（12）A.when B.before C.until D.unless
（13）A.puzzled B.astonished C.attracted D.satisfied
（14）A.like B.ate C.refuse D.use
（15）A.second B.other C.couple D.several
（16）A.works B.runs C.sells D.washes
（17）A.much B.many C.more D.some
（18）A.find B.feel C.let D.make
（19）A.apart from B.instead of C.as well as D.no longer
（20）A.However B.Though C.Besides D.Therefore

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Electrical devices (仪器) could soon use power made by human energy. Scientists say they have developed an experimental device that produces electricity from the physical movement of a person walking. British scientist Max Donelan and other scientists in Canada and the United States developed the device.
The device connects to a person's knee. As the person walks, the device captures energy each time the person slows down. To do this, the device helps with the slowing down movement of the leg. The movements of the walking person push parts of a small machine that produces electricity. Using the device, an adult walking quickly could produce thirteen watts of electricity in just a minute. Donelan says walking at that speed could produce enough power to operate a laptop computer for six minutes.
There are several possible uses for the device. Developers say it could help people who work in areas without electricity to operate small computers. The device could also be used in hospitals to operate heart pacemakers (起搏器). It could even be used to assist in the movement of robotic arms and legs.
The experimental version of the device weighs about one and a half kilograms, but it is too costly for most people to buy. But the researchers hope to make a lighter, less costly version. An improved version should be ready in one year.
The developers hope the device will one day help developing countries. Nearly twenty-five percent of people around the world live without electric power.
A similar product was invented in 2005 by Larry Rome of the University of Pennsylvania. He created a bag carried on a person's back that also produces power from walking. The knee device does not produce as much electricity as the bag. But the bag requires the walker to carry a load of twenty to thirty kilograms.
（1）The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.
A.who developed the device
B.how the device works
C.several possible uses for the devices
D.how much electricity the device can produce
（2）What is the disadvantage of the experimental version of the device?
A.It is too heavy for the walker to bear.
B.It is too complex for people to use.
C.It will slow down one's walking speed.
D.It is too expensive for most people to afford.
（3）Compared with the device designed by Larry Rome, this new device ________.
A.produces power without adding more loads to the walker
B.can produce more power in a much shorter time
C.needs to be equipped with a battery
D.can help the walker walk faster
（4）From the passage, we can learn that the electrical device can ________.
A.help housewives operate the micro-wave oven
B.make it much easier for us to go online
C.produce more electricity than that invented by Larry Rome
D.be applied in medicine to operate heart pacemakers

假定你是李华，暑期在新西兰旅游期间看到某动物救助中心的招聘广告，你很想参与其中。请结合以下要点给该中心写一封申请信。

1.询问可否短期兼职；

2.介绍自身优势；

3.希望得到回复。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Sometimes you'll hear people say that you can't love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you'll hear people say that you can't expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you've got to love yourself first and this can be tricky(狡猾的). Sure we all know that we're the apple of our parents' eyes, and that our Grandmas think we're great talents(天才) and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. But sometimes it's a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind's picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don't allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can't move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you're silly because you aren't good at math, find a tutor. If you think you're weak because you can't run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you're dull because you don't wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, although you think it is so, it doesn't mean it's true.
The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective(客观的), and to actively convince(客观的) yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting(提升) a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, you'll know you're well on your way. Good luck!
（1）You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.
A.dare to challenge yourself
B.feel it hard to change yourself
C.are not confident about yourself
D.have a high opinion of yourself
（2）How should you change your self-image according to the passage?
A.To keep a different image of others.
B.To make your life successful.
C.To understand your own world.
D.To change the way you think.
（3）What is the passage mainly about?
A.How to prepare for your success.
B.How to face challenges in your life.
C.How to build a positive self-image.
D.How to develop your good qualities.
（4）Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A.Parents.
B.Adolescents.
C.Educators.
D.People in general.